RULE OF LAW. SEPARATION OF POWERS. HUMAN RIGHTS.

Preliminary Observations of the UN Special Rapporteur of his official visit to Uzbekistan, September 2019

GENEVA / TASHKENT (25 September 2019) – Important steps have been taken in Uzbekistan to dismantle an authoritarian and centralist structure that has previously severely undermined the independence of justice, the function of lawyers and the rule of law, says visiting UN rights expert Diego Garcia-Sayán.

“I emphasise that this process is ongoing and that further improvements must be made. I have also perceived an openness to criticisms and I salute this approach,” said García-Sayán, the Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, presenting a preliminary statement at the end of his visit.